UNPLEASANTLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does unpleasantly mean? 

• UNPLEASANTLY (adverb)
  The adverb UNPLEASANTLY has 1 sense:

1. in an unpleasant manner

  Familiarity information: UNPLEASANTLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNPLEASANTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an unpleasant manner

Context example:

he had been unpleasantly surprised

Antonym:

pleasantly (in an enjoyable manner)

Pertainym:

unpleasant (offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness)

 Context examples 

And to her it seemed that the angle of his jaw had changed; its pitch had become unpleasantly aggressive.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Burns, you poke your chin most unpleasantly; draw it in.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Without a stabilizer, ice cream—home-made or commercial—can become unpleasantly crunchy with the growth of large ice crystals.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

Our plain manner of living, our small rooms and few domestics, and the little we see of the world, must make Hunsford extremely dull to a young lady like yourself; but I hope you will believe us grateful for the condescension, and that we have done everything in our power to prevent your spending your time unpleasantly.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Her uncle's behaviour to her was then as nearly as possible what it had been before; she was sure he did not mean there should be any change, and that it was only her own conscience that could fancy any; but her aunt was soon quarrelling with her; and when she found how much and how unpleasantly her having only walked out without her aunt's knowledge could be dwelt on, she felt all the reason she had to bless the kindness which saved her from the same spirit of reproach, exerted on a more momentous subject.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

And that Charles’s sister’s tale-bearing tongue should be relevant to the building of a Yukon fire, was apparent only to Mercedes, who disburdened herself of copious opinions upon that topic, and incidentally upon a few other traits unpleasantly peculiar to her husband’s family.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

It was not until he had reached his own room and was tying his necktie that he became aware of a sound that lingered unpleasantly in his ears.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

But it was not to be avoided: he made her feel that she was the object of all; though she could not say that it was unpleasantly done, that there was indelicacy or ostentation in his manner; and sometimes, when he talked of William, he was really not unagreeable, and shewed even a warmth of heart which did him credit.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)